Classroom climate and students' goal preferences: A cross-cultural comparison: Personality and Social Sciences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-150

  Vedder, Paul ^a   Kouwenhoven, Coen ^a   Burk, William J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Classroom climate; Cross cultural comparison; Goal preferences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTENTION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60949112751     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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